Sirindhorn Dam
Some 2,000 villagers were resettled to make way for the dam's reservoir. Many claim they did not receive adequate compensation for the loss of their livelihood and only received compensation for 80% of their land. Furthermore, they claim that the land in the resettlement village is of poor quality and few crops can be grown, and that a proposed irrigation canal was never built.
The reservoir and dam power the Sirindhorn Hydropower Plant, which has an installed capacity of 3 units of 12,000 kilowatts each and annual energy production of 90 GWh.
More than 144,000 floating solar panels were installed in 2021, increasing the power to 45 MW. Though covering less than 1% of the reservoir's surface area, the floating solar panels prevent 460,000 cubic meters of evaporative water loss per year.
There is a park near the dam headquarters and a restaurant and bungalows for visitors. There is a golf course in this area also, at the north end of the lake.
See also
References
- ^ "Renovation of Small Hydropower Plants by Hydropower Construction Division in 2005". Hydro Power Construction Division. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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- ^ "Renovation of Small Hydropower Plants". Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Archived from the original on 10 July 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "'World's largest' floating hydro-solar farm powers green push in Isan". Bangkok Post. AFP. 10 March 2022. Archived from the original on 2024-04-02. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
- ^ Hill, Joshua S. (11 November 2021). "Thailand switches on 45MW floating solar plant, plans for 15 more". RenewEconomy.
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- ^ Sirindhorn Reservoir (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
External links
- CPWF-Mekong
- Hydropower Construction Division, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand
- Department of Energy Promotion and Development (EPD), Ministry of Energy and Mines (Lao PDR) Archived 2021-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
- Department of Water Resources (Thailand)
- Greater Mekong Sub-region Social Studies Center -
- Thailand National Mekong Committee Archived 2019-11-22 at the Wayback Machine